If coffee is a natural laxative, then...?!
If coffee is a natural laxative, then...?
Is the same true for tea with caffeine? I had two cups of chai and...well, you know.
Answers:
Caffeine definitely acts as a laxative regardless of its source BUT coffee works more effectively because it is irritating (therefore stimulating) to the GI with or without caffeine. Irritant/stimulant laxatives (like Senekot, Dulcolax, etc) work by irritating the intestines which causes them to contract and get things moving - in effect it tries to get the irritating substance out as quickly as possible. Coffee is irritating and so is caffeine.
TMI
Yes
Anything with caffine counts as a laxative if you drink enough of it. I love chai, and it makes me go poopie, too.